Sketch for Angel in Blue:

One of my favorite fairy tales is written by Hans Christian Anderson, Thumbelina.  This and Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll have simply flooded my mind with images of imaginary gardens with flowers that exist in imagination alone.  It has been an endless wellspring of page after page in my sketchbooks, paintings,  and sculptures.  In this case, it is an angel in blue that emerges from a flower in a woodland garden space.  Angels have many duties, they are guardians, messengers, comforters, etc..  In this case, the angel in blue protects and guards this small garden, to ensure that it continues to blossom and bring beauty in a sometimes confusing and scary world.  She is a messenger of love through the fragile beauty of a simple blossom.   Sometimes, that's all we need to move forward.

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The end result of the The Angel in Blue:

I painted her on a smooth, sanded piece of: maple.  Angels are in prayer, always.  Prayer is not only words, they are any form of communication.  I have painted a lot of prayers over the years.